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EventHestrie Cloete, world champion high jumper, is born
… before every jump. After the 2004 Olympics, Cloete retired from professional sports. She married Afrikaans singer, Jurie … 20 August 2012] | Gordon E. Cloete…
EventThe Kenya-Uganda railway is completed
… was built by the British East Africa Company and stretched from Mombasa to Kisimu. Construction of the railway began in … (2008). ‘ Kenya ”“ Uganda railway:…
EventThe DG for Transport, Mr. A.B. Eksteen, outlines plans for a marine line along the SA coast
… to create an area of control extending 50 nautical miles from the coast in which such patrols would operate and have …
1983, Volume 7 Dawn pages 1 and 2 Article: Editorial comment - Victory is Calling
… enemy. The heroic combat record set by our gallant army, from Komadpoort through Nkhuze to Sasol, Voortrekkerhoogte, …
A Place of Freedom
… represented an island of freedom in a society that moved from informal segregation in the early years of the twentieth …
EventThe UDF launches the Million Signatures Campaign and by October collect just under 400 000 signatures.
… on an ambitious campaign to collect one million signatures from the public, declaring opposition against … Claremont 7708 South Africa, pp 100|SAHO, UDF…
PlaceBrandvlei, Karoo
… 'platteland' Town. This is, salt Pan Country, and apart from sheep Farming, Brandvlei is also the home of SALTCOR, …
Speech by Oliver Tambo at funeral in Maseru, 05 December 1982
… funeral service of members of the ANC massacred by raiders from the South African Defence Force. The service was also … of this country when you went to the…
2003 New Year Message, 30 December 2002
… Fellow South Africans: Friends and guests visiting from other lands: The year 2002 is rapidly reaching a close. … that for six seemingly long minutes blocked…
A message to the African people and their allies in the struggle for freedom in the Union of South Africa, June 1953
… have a cordial reception resulting in a fruitful response from all. This is the message and the call Ever since 1950, … for them by those who have in other…
Note on meeting with Mr. Sam Nujoma -1983
… and to educate their children; The privacy of the house from police raids shall be protected by law; All shall be free to travel without restriction from…
Free Nelson Mandela - Margaret Thatcher
… go away, despite my success in preventing the Commonwealth from adopting them at this meeting. My other main purpose was … of violence by all sides. The…
Address on the Occasion of the Budget Vote of the Presidency, 18 June 2002
… private sector, civil society, individuals and companies from the international community. As Honourable Members know, … in various parts of our country,…
Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, 11 August 1981
… 9 August of that year saw women of all racial groups and from all parts of the country converging on Pretoria, the … thinking of us. Their hearts are with us…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
… no place in our democratic country. We should draw lessons from this tragedy to ensure that never again would any … and non-sexist South Africa. Non-racial…
Archive2002 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 8 February 2002
… as the fourth estate, civil society, is helping to lift from the shoulders of our people, the intolerable burden of … that we are nowhere near liberating…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Le Monde, Addis Ababa, 08 June 1983
… that cause, for which so many people have already fallen, from triumphing. Each murder, each hanging, each massacre … responded by massacres and murders…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the Seventh Provincial Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, 5 February 1954, Durban
… our home front we have many well-meaning people who suffer from ignorance of the true import and significance of Freedom. Also, unfortunately, we are not…
EventCliff Drysdale, the tennis star is born
… the top ten best players in the world until 1973.[iii] From 1963 to 1973 Drysdale won various national titles in … of Tennis Professionals,[x] however, in…
ArchiveZuma rape case judge stands down (BBC News),13 February 2006
… the country's most popular politicians but he was sacked from the government last year. He also faces separate charges … entered court with a headscarf over…
PlaceSouth Sudan
… on January 9, 2011, 98.8% of voters chose independence from the North. The referendum was a provision of the 2005 … with the south by Abyei could trigger an…
Duties as Minister of the Interior, Resettlement, Township Administration, Inkatha and KwaZulu politics
… participation in politics 12:04 - 14:91 - Invitation from Chief Buthelezi to join cabinet 14:91 - 15:89 - Reasons … refusal of citizenship 50:40 - 54:39 -…
PlaceBo-Kaap, Cape Town
… These people were known as Cape Malays, who were brought from Malaysia , Indonesia and the rest of Africa to work in … , can also be found in the Bo-Kaap. A…
PlaceKroondal, Rustenburg
… camp. The British soldiers, meanwhile, removed bearings from the mill so that the Boer farmers could not be supplied … to assist their father in the mill,…
Document 83 “Native Bourgeoisie as a Class”, Umsebenzi, 16 February 1935
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary … have the Native businessman and trader in every location from Nigel to Randfontein. We have this…
Circular Letter To Organisations Concerning The Arrest Of J. N. Singh Under The Immigration Act, November 9, 1946
… attacked next, should the interests of those who benefit from the colour bar in this country demand so. Yesterday it … to oppose this attack on their already…
Circular Letter To Trade Unions, Progressive Organisations, Democrats And Anti-Fascists by Yusuf Dadoo, June 10, 1946
… attacked next, should the interests of those who benefit from the colour bar in this country demand so. Yesterday it … to oppose this attack on their already…
Address to the nation by ANC President, Nelson R. Mandela, on the assassination of Martin Thembisile (Chris) Hani 10 April 1993
… and the South African Communist Party. Chris Hani knew from personal experience the pain of deprivation and social … crimes with impunity. The cries of our…
EventGermany invades Poland, starting World War II
… the war and the number of South African casualties differ from source to source; the South African Military History … were decorated or mentioned in…
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot
… Ugandan President twice. He led Uganda to Independence from Britain in 1962, becoming Prime Minister. Traditionally, … deposed him. On his return Obote…